奥巴马任命的法官无限期阻止特朗普政府冻结资金,称白宫“凌驾于国会之上”并破坏了民主。
Obama Judge Indefinitely Blocks Trump Admin Funding Freeze, Says White House Has 'Put Itself Above Congress' And Undermined Democracy

原始链接: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/obama-judge-indefinitely-blocks-trump-admin-funding-freeze-says-white-house-has-put

美国罗德岛地区法官约翰·麦康奈尔二世永久禁止了特朗普总统冻结联邦拨款和贷款的措施,裁定该行为超出了行政权力,并破坏了国会控制支出的宪法职能。这位法官是奥巴马任命的,他发布了一项禁令,阻止政府阻挠国会批准资金的发放,并支持22个民主党州和哥伦比亚特区,这些州因冻结措施而提起诉讼。诉讼对白宫暂停拨款的指令提出了质疑,该指令旨在评估项目是否符合特朗普关于对外援助、多元化、公平与包容(DEI)以及绿色能源的行政命令。虽然该指令已被撤销,但各州辩称资金仍被不当扣留,并且最初的政策造成了严重的混乱和困扰。麦康奈尔法官此前曾发布临时限制令,并认为停止拨款将威胁到医疗、教育和其他公共服务。


原文

A Rhode Island US District Judge has indefinitely blocked President Trump's freeze on federal grants and loans, arguing in his ruling that the White House had "put itself above Congress" and undermined democracy.

In a Thursday ruling, Judge John McConnell Jr., an Obama appointee - prohibited the Trump administration from freezing or otherwise impeding the disbursement of appropriated federal funds, WSJ reports.

The decision is a victory for Trump critics who say he has trampled on Congress’s authority in his effort to cut federal spending and overhaul agencies.

McConnell’s order follows a similar one issued by a different federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 25. The judge had previously issued a temporary restraining order, which on Thursday he converted into an injunction, a more permanent form of relief.

"The Executive’s categorical freeze of appropriated and obligated funds fundamentally undermines the distinct constitutional roles of each branch of our government," wrote McConnell.

"Here, the Executive put itself above Congress," he continued. "It imposed a categorical mandate on the spending of congressionally appropriated and obligated funds without regard to Congress’s authority to control spending."

McConnell's ruling came after 22 Democrat states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit which challenged a directive from the White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directing them to pause funding while it assessed whether various government programs complied with executive orders issued by Trump which target foreign aid, DEI, and green energy projects.

While OMB then rescinded that directive, the states say that come Congressionally-approved funds were still being improperly withheld - and that the initial OMB policy rollout sowed confusion among state governments, nonprofits, and lawmakers.

McConnell issued an earlier temporary restraining order (TRO), in which he said that the administration couldn't "pause, freeze, impede, block, cancel, or terminate" its federal financial-assistance obligations to the states.

According to the judge, state governments face "significant disruption in health, education, and other public services" due to the funding freeze, and as such, "the Court finds that the public interest lies in maintaining the status quo and enjoining any categorical funding freeze."

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